Colts, Redskins rally late for victories

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Jan 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM

By Ed Patinoed.patino@hillsdale.netHILLSDALE — Elyse Lisznyai keyed a fourth-quarter surge as the Hillsdale Academy girls basketball team remained atop the Southern Central Athletic Association standings Thursday with a 36-23 victory over the Pittsford Wildcats.Hillsdale Academy (10-1, 8-0 SCAA) controlled the first half. After building an eight-point lead in the first quarter, the Colts took a 22-9 lead into halftime. Pittsford didn't back down and used a 10-2 run in the third quarter to get back in the game. But on the first play of the fourth quarter, Lisznyai stole the Wildcats' inbound pass, scored a layup and was fouled. After the traditional 3-point play, Hillsdale Academy's defense forced several turnovers and transition baskets, and the Colts outscored the Wildcats 9-4 the rest of the way."This was a good win for us, and the two biggest keys for us was ball pressure and controlling the paint," Hillsdale Academy coach Kevin Reed said. "Pittsford is a really good team and they challenged us in that third quarter."Lisznyai had 13 points, four assists and seven steals to lead the Colts. Lyndee Wonders added nine points, six rebounds and five blocks, while McKayla Tharp had seven points. Olivia Jones grabbed six rebounds and Christina Craig forced five steals.Bianca Wright scored six points and and Ashley Culbert grabbed seven rebounds and recorded three blocks to lead Pittsford. Laura Clark grabbed seven rebounds and Sydney Patterson forced five steals.Both teams will play SCAA game Monday. Hillsdale Academy visits Tekonsha, while the Wildcats host Camden-Frontier.Camden-Frontier 32, Waldron 24A double-double by Kelsea McNeil helped the Camden-Frontier High School girls basketball team rally for a road victory over the Waldron Spartans in Thursday's Southern Central Athletic Association contest.Trailing by five entering the fourth quarter, Camden-Frontier (5-6) gained the momentum in a big way, outscoring the Spartans 13-0 in the frame to take the win."We were not shooting well at all tonight and were playing too relaxed," Camden-Frontier coach Mandy Vincent said. "We were pushing each other to pick it up, and we finally did in the second half. Some shots started to fall for us in the fourth quarter."Waldron (3-8, 3-6 SCAA) had the momentum early, opening the game on a 12-4 run. The teams exchanged baskets in the second quarter, and the Spartans carried a 19-13 lead into halftime."(Camden-Frontier) switched to a zone defense and we couldn't make shots," Waldron coach John Burke said. "We couldn't make free throws and turned the ball over too much."For the game, Waldron was 8-of-21 from the free-throw line.McNeil had 15 points and 19 rebounds to lead Camden-Frontier. Sara Grimm added six points and 11 rebounds.Kaila Fidler scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Spartans. Lindsey Lockwood had five points and 11 rebounds, while Madeline Masters added four points and 10 rebounds.The Redskins visit Pittsford on Monday, while Waldron is off until Jan. 25 when it hosts Climax-Scotts.Homer 52, Reading 37The Reading High School girls basketball team was unable to maintain a fast start Thursday in a home loss to the Homer Trojans in a Big Eight Conference game.The Rangers opened the game on an 11-4 run in the first quarter, but Homer turned the game in its favor with its press defense. The Trojans outscored Reading 19-7 in the second quarter to take a five-point lead into halftime. The teams traded baskets in the third quarter, but Homer stretched its lead to 39-30 entering the fourth."We started out really well and were more intense in the first quarter," Reading coach Ryan Mulnix said. "Homer picked up their intensity and we couldn't break their press."Taylor Coe had 12 points and six rebounds to lead Reading (6-5, 3-4 Big Eight). Brittany Marquart added 11 points, while Michelle Davis had seven points and seven rebounds.The Rangers will host Athens for another Big Eight game Tuesday.

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